Born on December 21, 1989, Tamannaah Bhatia is an Indian actress known for working in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi films. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Santosh and Rajani Bhatia and also has an elder brother, Anand Bhatia.
Tamannaah did her schooling at the Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai. While performing at her school’s annual day function, she was spotted and was offered a role after she became a part of Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre for a year. She was just 13 at that time. Later in 2005, she also appeared in Abhijeet Sawant’s album song, “Lafzo Mein”.
In the same year, she made her acting debut with the film, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, which was however a failure at the box office. The same year, she made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Sri and then in the Tamil film industry with Kedi in 2006.
Following this in 2007, she was seen in the film, Viyabari and also received appreciation for her performance. However, the film was not so successful at the box office. She got her breakthrough with films like Happy Days and Kalloori for which she got critical acclaim for her performance. The commercial success of both the films established her career as an actress in Telugu as well as the Tamil film industry. She was also nominated in the Best Tamil Actress category at the 56th Filmfare Awards South.
Next after working in some other average-grossing films, she started receiving more recognition with the 2009 film, Padikkadavan, and was seen opposite actor, Dhanush. The film was also a commercial success. Her next Telugu release was Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam which earned positive reviews and critical acclaim. Her next release which was KV Anand’s Ayan became the only major commercially successful Tamil film of the year following which she was seen in films like Ananda Thandavam, Kanden Kadhalai, Paiyaa, Sura, etc.

Later after taking a break of two years, she made a comeback to Telugu cinema with Sukumar’s 100% Love opposite Naga Chaitanya. She received immense praise for her performance and also earned several nominations. Following this, she also won the Best Actor Female Award at CineMAA Awards 2012. During this while, she featured in a number of successful films which went on to establish her as a successful actress in the industry.
In the year 2013, Tamannaah was seen in the Bollywood film, Himmatwala opposite Ajay Devgan and it also marked her comeback to Hindi cinema. Her other release in 2013 included Tadakha in which she was seen by opposite actors like Naga Chaitanya, Sunil, and Andrea Jeremiah.
In 2014, she made her comeback to the Tamil film industry with Siva’s Veeram opposite actor Ajith Kumar. Following this, she worked in films like Humshakals, Entertainment, Aagadu, Nannbeda, Baahubali, Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, Bengal Tiger, Oopiri, etc.
Over years, Tamannaah has emerged as one of the successful actresses in the industry as she simultaneously works in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films. She has worked in many modeling assignments and television commercials.
Name | Tamanna Bhatia |
Nick Name | Tamaannah |
Profession | Actress, Model, Dancer |
Date of Birth | 21 December 1989 |
Age | 33 Years (2022) |
Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai |
Collage | National College, Mumbai |
Debut | Film Debut: Chand Sa Roshan Chehra (2005) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Ethnicity | Sindhi |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |

Tamannaah Bhatia Career
- Tamannaah was in school when she was offered the role of acting and then became a part of Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre for a year. She was just 13 at that time.
- Later in 2005, she also appeared in Abhijeet Sawant’s album song, “Lafzo Mein”.
- In the same year, she made her acting debut with the Bollywood film, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, which was however a failure at the box office.
- The same year, she made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Sri and then in the Tamil film industry with Kedi in 2006.
- Following this in 2007, she was seen in the film, Viyabari and also received appreciation for her performance.
- Next after working in some other average-grossing films, she started receiving more recognition with the 2009 film, Padikkadavan and was seen opposite actor, Dhanush. The film was also a commercial success.
- Her next Telugu release was Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam for which earned positive reviews and critical acclaim.
- Her next release which was KV Anand’s Ayan became the only major commercially successful Tamil film of the year following which she was seen in films like Ananda Thandavam, Kanden Kadhalai, Paiyaa, Sura, etc.
- Later after taking a break of two years, she made a comeback to Telugu cinema with Sukumar’s 100% Love opposite Naga Chaitanya. She received immense praise for her performance and also earned several nominations.
- In the year 2013, Tamannaah was seen in the Bollywood film, Himmatwala opposite Ajay Devgan and it also marked her comeback to Hindi cinema.
- Her other release in 2013 included Tadakha in which she was seen by opposite actors like Naga Chaitanya, Sunil, and Andrea Jeremiah.
- In 2014, she made her comeback to the Tamil film industry with Siva’s Veeram opposite actor Ajith Kumar. Following this, she worked in films like Humshakals, Entertainment, Aagadu, Nannbeda, Baahubali, Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, Bengal Tiger, Oopiri, etc.
- In the year 2016, she performed in an item number in the film, Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao’s Speedunnodu.
- Her next Tamil release was the film, Dharma Durai in which she was seen playing the role of a doctor. The film was successful at box office and she also received appreciation for her performance.
- In 2017, she was seen in the sequel of the hit film, Baahubali. Her film received positive reviews and made a huge collection at the box office.
Tamannaah Bhatia Family
Actress Tamannaah Bhatia was born on 21 December 1989 in Mumbai Maharashtra, India. She is the daughter of Santhosh Bhatia who is a diamond merchant and Rajani Bhatia who is an homemaker. Tamanna was born and raised in Mumbai alongside her elder brother Anand Bhatia. She is of Sindhi Hindu descent
Father Name | Santhosh Bhatia (Diamond Merchant) |
Mother Name | Rajani Bhatia (Homemaker) |
Brother | Anand Bhatia (Elder) |
Sister | None |
Husband | N/A |

Tamannaah Bhatia Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
As of now, Tamannaah’s marital status is single and unmarried. She was in a relationship with Indian Cricket Team Caption Virat Kholi.
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs / Boyfriend | Virat Kohli (cricketer)![]() |
Wife/ Spouse | N/A |
Marriage date | N/A |
Marriage Place | N/A |
Children | N/A |
Tamannaah Bhatia Physical Stats
Height | In Centimeter – 165 cm In Meter – 1.65 m In feet & inches – 5’5 |
Weight | In Kilogram- 54 Kg In Pounds – 119lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Brown |

Tamannaah Bhatia Favorite
Favorite Actor | Mahesh Babu, Hrithik Roshan |
Favorite Actress | Madhuri Dixit |
Favorite Song | N/A |
Favorite Movie | Bollywood Films: Mughal-E-Azam, Dil To Pagal Hai, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Hollywood Films: Titanic, Life is Beautiful, Erin Brockovich Tollywood Film: Anand (Telugu) |
Favorite Food | Biryani |
Favorite Color | Red, White, Blue |
Favorite Sport | N/A |
Favorite Destination | Paris, Dubai, Kashmir |
Tamannaah Bhatia Education
As Tamanna Bhatia was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai, and later completed her bachelor’s degree in Arts from National College, Mumbai. She was a talented girl during her school time and had participated in various school drama shows.
She has been working since the age of 13 when she was spotted at her school’s annual day function and offered a lead role, which she took up, and then also became a part of Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre for a year. She also appeared in Abhijeet Sawant’s album song “Lafzo Mein” from the album Aapka Abhijeet, which was released in 2005.
School | Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai |
Collage | National College, Mumbai |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts (Distance Education) |

Tamannaah Bhatia Net Worth
Net Worth | USD $ 12 Million |
Salary | 1-1.75 Crore/film (INR) |
Income Source | N/A |
Car Collection | N/A |
Some Unknown facts about Tamannaah Bhatia
- Tamannaah was just in school when she was offered to work in theatre.
- Tamannaah belongs to a Punjabi family of Sindhi descent.
- She marked her Bollywood debut in the year 2005 with the film, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra.
- Not many know that the actress for her fair white complexion is known as “Milk Beauty”.
- Bhatia has featured on the covers of magazines like “FHM India,” “Lifestyle,” and “Peacock Magazine.”

- Her real name was Tamana, however, she changed it to Tamannaah.
- Her nickname is Tammu.
- She is a big fan of Hrithik Roshan.
- Tamannaah is a fitness enthusiast.
- Tammana has also featured in many successful Telugu films like “100% Love,” “Thadaka,” “Baahubali: The Beginning,” “Bengal Tiger,” and “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.”

- The actress is proficient in multiple languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Sindhi, and Marathi.
- Bhatia has featured on the covers of magazines like “FHM India,” “Lifestyle,” and “The Peacock Magazine.”
- After consulting a numerologist, she changed the spellings of her name from ‘Tamanna’ to ‘Tamannaah.’
- She has endorsed many popular brands like “Celkon Mobiles,” “Fanta” and “Chandrika Ayurvedic Soap.”
- She was seen in Abhijeet Sawant‘s music video in 2005.